Lawmakers in Atlanta have passed two pieces of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s tax cut agenda. The measures will allow for another $1 Billion in tax refunds to taxpayers and will waive tax collections on fuel for months. This is the second year in a row that the legislature has approved income tax refunds. Taxpayers will see refunds between $250 and $500, depending on their filing status. Georgia ended last year with a $6.6 Billion surplus.
On Monday, a woman reported her car was stolen from the parking lot of the Barn Dance in Menlo.
The Democratic Party of Chattooga County will meet on Monday, March 20 at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Chattooga County Senior Center located at 152 Senior Drive in Summerville.
Two Chattooga County students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) brought home Gold and Silver at the 2023 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference, March 9-11, in Atlanta.
The Rome City Commission voted down a proposal that would have changed the rules for serving alcohol and allowed smaller establishments the opportunity to serve alcohol. According to a report from WRGA in Rome, city commissioners shot down a proposal that would have changed the food serving requirements and minimized the allowable square footage for establishments wanting to serve alcohol. Commissioners in favor of the proposal say that the way Rome’s alcohol licenses are now, larger, chain restaurants get the opportunity to serve alcohol, while small, independently owned establishments have a harder time meeting the requirements. The “small bar” proposal was defeated in a 4-3 vote by Rome City Commissioners earlier this week.
The Pregnancy Resource Center of Chattooga County has moved to a new location in the Grocery Outlet shopping area, next to the Boys & Girls Club. They will continue to offer the same services they have for many years – free pregnancy tests, parenting classes and resource referrals. The hours of operation are: Monday – Thursday 9:00 – 5:00.
From Chattooga County School Supt. Jared Hosmer: It is School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia! We would like to give a special shout out to our Board of Education members: Eddie Elsberry, B.J. Montgomery, Lori Brady, Bonnie Fletcher and Tiffany Lawrence, for their dedication to public education and continuing service for children in our school district.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, March 14, 2023:
On Monday, a Floyd County Superior Court Judge denied bond for a twenty-one-year-old Rome man accused of killing his father’s girlfriend. Ellis Geoffery Marrs is accused of killing fifty-one-year-old Iris Dail Edwards earlier this month.
State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) has released a report for the ninth week of the General Assembly’s legislative session. Rep. Lumsden points out several of the initiatives in the 2024 budget that was passed last week by the House. The House budget expands the free breakfast and lunch program for students in Georgia’s schools and also provides raises for state workers. Also, the budget contains $2.7 million to establish a “cold case unit” within the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. The House budget has now been sent to the Georgia Senate. You can read Rep. Lumsden’s complete legislative report below:
